STUDENT ACCEPTANCE OF LEARNING WITH TABLETS IN A HISTORY MUSEUM

Abstract

This paper examines early results of an experiment in students’ user experience for in context learning in a museum with a mobile device. We examine 3 conditions. The first is a paper worksheet (approximately 50 pages) vs two types of mobile application (approximately 25 screens). The second set (both mobile applications) compares a constructivist to an informative educational approach. The students preferred the mobile app over the printed worksheet. Students also found the informative approach preferable to the constructivist approach. In the future we will examine which approach had better learning results and delve deeper into examination of the learning process.